What are the best Olympic plates, and why?

[cturcott]

Not gonna happen, people buy those plates for keeps. I'm still waiting on the OP to tell us where he got the deal on the Ivanko rubber plates.

If all goes well, I will have them this week and can say more then

[IvankoBarbellCo]

Most brands that claim 2% accuracy are probably pretty good plates.. they could lie of course, how many people actually weigh their plates with a quality scale?

Just a small historical footnote: I'm pretty sure we were the first to publish a -0/+2% accuracy in our catalogs/spec sheets. This was about 1975. I'll double-check , as I could be wrong. (This is not to say, of course, that York or Jackson or any of the other great plate makers of yesteryear didn't have accurate plates).

[cturcott]

What would Ivanko usually fetch per pound for rubber plates on the used market, anyhow?

[AttyGuy]

Good luck with that world record: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=144381911.

[Northernmoris]

What would Ivanko usually fetch per pound for rubber plates on the used market, anyhow?

There's nothing set in stone. I have seen any where from +/-$1. I got mine for .81 cents/lb.

[cturcott]

Mua ha ha! Fitness 101 is closing and I bought about 2500lbs of Ivanko rubber plates, 1500lbs of dumbbells (100+lbs sizes), a leg extension machine, two olympic bars that "may be ivanko" brand, and a plate tree. All for very little paid! Will be unloading it all soon...pics to follow. Whew!

[KBKB]

Congrats! Looking forward to seeing the photos...

(You'll be able to attach them, but not inline them. Someone else here can do that for you.)

[PassinThrough]

Just read whole thread. lolz were had.

[playaj]

Mua ha ha! Fitness 101 is closing and I bought about 2500lbs of Ivanko rubber plates, 1500lbs of dumbbells (100+lbs sizes), a leg extension machine, two olympic bars that "may be ivanko" brand, and a plate tree. All for very little paid! Will be unloading it all soon...pics to follow. Whew!

Are you going to be flipping some of that weight?

[Northernmoris]

Looks like fitness 101 in Menlo Park CA..

[dumb.bell]

Mua ha ha! Fitness 101 is closing and I bought about 2500lbs of Ivanko rubber plates, 1500lbs of dumbbells (100+lbs sizes), a leg extension machine, two olympic bars that "may be ivanko" brand, and a plate tree. All for very little paid! Will be unloading it all soon...pics to follow. Whew!

Congratulations!!

[cturcott]

Are you going to be flipping some of that weight?

Nope, but the gym has a little bit left still. I bought around half of what they had.

[chenshan]

Everyone seems to be talking about Ivanko and York. Before I pull the trigger, are these top quality plates at the best price?

[Northernmoris]

Everyone seems to be talking about Ivanko and York. Before I pull the trigger, are these top quality plates at the best price?

Seriously? No, now stop spamming the board. Ok thanks.

[cturcott]

Er, what does flipping mean? Selling used weights? I just realized I might not know what that means for sure.

[cturcott]

Since I can't post links, I will try to get you in touch with the person doing the gym liquidation.


Huge fitness center closing and everything must go... Weights, treadmills, ellipticals, bikes, weight machines all in excellent condition... Please call for pricing and viewing of equipment. Equipment will be available for pick up on the first. Email me the items you are interested in and I will send you the pics and pricing.. Please no calls after 9pm

Steve
510-274-3576

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IVANKO PLATES
45lbs (62)
35lbs (36)
25lbs (52)
10lbs (40)
5lbs (48)
2.5lbs (28)

[ProtienandIron]

Oooooh, its like a sweet shop.

[fishpat86]

Oooooh, its like a sweet shop.

You ever try sucking on a lat pulldown?

[AttyGuy]

You ever try sucking on a lat pulldown?

Got pics?

[rthawker]

You ever try sucking on a lat pulldown?

Lat pulldown. Is that what the kids are calling it these days?

[ProtienandIron]

With all the weird fetishes about these days- I bet theres a pic like that somewhere.

[cturcott]

Hard to get everything in the frame, so I just got a few stacks of plates and dumbbells. I should probably get a before and after pic of me with my gym too, once it's done, as I currently look terrible and haven't been working out frequently lately.

[KBKB]

Hard to get everything in the frame, so I just got a few stacks of plates and dumbbells. I should probably get a before and after pic of me with my gym too, once it's done, as I currently look terrible and haven't been working out frequently lately.

Embedded. (Congrats again on your score!)

[Northernmoris]

What are you gonna do with all those #35's?

[twodog]

What are you gonna do with all those #35's?

I was thinking the same thing, and I actually like to use them for some movements. But I can't see having more than a half dozen total, ever, lol.

[KBKB]

What are you gonna do with all those #35's?

Maybe use them for deficit deadlifts without a platform?

(Though, personally, I like using 25s for this.)

[cturcott]

I rarely use more than a pair of 35s (I use them when I deadlift and am done adding 45s but want to add 35 then 25 as I approach my peak lift for the day), but use plenty of 45, 25, and 10s. At the price I paid, I figured I'd make it a nice even purchase of 20ea for all sizes all the way from 45 to 2.5. I figure this is my lifetime supply or close to it, may as well leave nothing out.

Come to think of it, I've never had a selection of plates like this (that are actually handy and not busy) at a commercial gym. I mean, I could start training squats again and use all 25s till the bar is full, then move to 35s, then 45s (which obviously won't just fill up as easily as the 25s and be manageable). These days, I like to do sets of 2 reps once I'm done warming up. It keeps me from slacking on form as I might for 1 rep, and it
works when I want to add smaller increases in weight so I am less likely to miss a lift. So many more options now, I'm excited to start when the gym is finished!

[Northernmoris]

20 #2.5 & #35!!!! Are you delirious? You could have bought another 1 or 2 pieces.

[AttyGuy]

20 #2.5 & #35!!!! Are you delirious? You could have bought another 1 or 2 pieces.

You can alway flip this stuff and the 35s and 2.5s are rarer than the other weights.

I mean, I could start training squats again and use all 25s till the bar is full, then move to 35s, then 45s (which obviously won't just fill up as easily as the 25s and be manageable).

Tell us more about this routine. . .

[cturcott]

Not much of a routine but:

Stretch
2x10 reps easy weight
1x5 reps easy weight
Ux2 reps (U meaning unlimited)

This might look like
Bench the bar just for the stretch and to let muscles warm up
Toss on 25s, bench them 10 times
Toss on 25s, bench them 10 times
Toss on 25s, bench them 5 times
Toss on 25s, bench them 2 times
(keep adding 25s for sets of 2 until it feels like work to lift it)
Then
Toss on 10s, bench them 2 times
Toss on 10s, bench them 2 times
Repeat until you approach your personal best, if you're feeling strong that day

This approach can be adjusted based on your needed poundage.